Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 48 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 | Legal Since 1947 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1826 | Legal Since 2019 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Legal, no restrictions Since 2021 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1983 | Legal Since 2014 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Illegal Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Legal Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned Since 2018 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (5-year deferral) Since 2018 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1947 |
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